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Draghi makes a dovish start, but won’t up bond purchases

The ECB’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.25% suggests that it is starting to acknowledge the effects of the region’s debt crisis on the wider economy. But, for now at least, the Bank seems unwilling to take bolder steps to prevent the crisis deepening.

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